A groundbreaking recent discovery will enable scientists to accurately date objects from much earlier in Earth’s history than ever before. California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) Professor of Earth Sciences Ashish Sinha is among the team of international researchers who found what can be best described as the “Holy Grail” of radiocarbon dating: The team’s research was published in the December 2018 issue of Science magazine. The new study revealed how a pair of rare stalagmites inside the Hulu Cave, located near Nanjing, China, have unusually low levels of dead carbon, allowing an accurate carbon-14 (C-14) calibration—all the way to the limit of radiocarbon dating, about ... Read More
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CSUDH Receives $4.5 Million to Provide STEM Programs for Compton Students
(Carson, CA) California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has received a $4.5 million GEAR UP program grant from the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to increase the number of low-income students in the Compton Unified School District (CUSD) who are prepared to enter and succeed in college. The seven-year GEAR UP grant will enable CSUDH faculty and staff to work with CUSD and other entities to create academic development programs and activities for a cohort of advanced underserved students starting in the 7th grade and through their graduation at Dominguez High School. The grant will also provide college scholarships for low-income students. “Every single time we compete for ... Read More
CSUDH Recognized Nationally for Sustainability Efforts
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has been named a STARS Bronze Institution by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), marking the first time the campus has been recognized nationally for its overall environmental sustainability efforts. AASHE’s STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Reporting System) rating system examines such criteria as campus and public engagement, sustainable operations, planning and administration, and innovation and leadership. A STARS bronze through platinum rating is valid for three years. “This recognition puts us on the map in terms of sustainability at the national level. It’s a real ... Read More
CISE’s Abundant STEM Teaching Capabilities Highlighted on CBS2
Kamal Hamdan, Annenberg endowed professor and director of CISE at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), as well as CSUDH students and K-12 parents/educators were interviewed at CSUDH for the CBS2 series “STEAM Sundays,” which features people who are making a difference using science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) approaches in their work. Sponsored by Toyota, the segment featured CISE's fabrication laboratory located on campus and two of its four mobile fabrication laboratories, which were created by CSUDH in partnership with Toyota and the W.M. Keck Foundation to bring STEM education directly to students in K-12 schools in Los Angeles ... Read More
Science and Innovation Building on Schedule for Fall 2020 Opening
With numerous complex stages of implementation, construction on a building as technically advanced and educationally accommodating as California State University, Dominguez Hills’ (CSUDH) Science and Innovation Building takes time, as well as the patience of those eager to teach and learn in it. Fortunately for all, construction on the $82 million, 91,000-square-foot instructional and research center is on schedule to be completed in October 2019. Faculty move-ins and tours for prospective freshmen will begin as early as spring 2020, with the building’s official opening planned for fall 2020. The Science and Innovation Building is in an “exciting new phase,” according to Philip LaPolt, ... Read More
